Blown Up in Iraq ..Mrsa Twice Here ; Exclusive War Hero in Superbug Hell On Nhs Ward

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THE youngest British soldier wounded in Iraq caught the deadly superbug MRSA TWICE after he was treated on a "filthy" NHS ward in Britain.

Private Jamie Cooper, 18, was almost killed when shrapnel from a mortar round ripped through his stomach at his base in Basra. After being airlifted to safety he was treated in a mixed civilian ward at Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham - and after a month was struck down by the killer infection.

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Blown Up in Iraq ..Mrsa Twice Here ; Exclusive War Hero in Superbug Hell On Nhs Ward

Now his furious parents have officially complained to the hospital, which treats seriously injured troops.

The revelation comes five weeks after the Sunday Mirror launched a campaign to get bet...

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